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Journey with us to the sea for two Islay scotches, the Bunnahabhain 12 year and the Bowmore Legend. We will also be looking at glassware during Scotch 101 and hearing some listener feedback as well. Oh, and there is a surprise, too...

In Show #4, we will be sampling the Speyburn 10 year and the Glenfiddich Special Reserve.

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6 Responses to “Islay Malts Pt. 1”

Ok Chip–the only thing I can say about the school section…Bueller….Bueller… Holy cow. Tape it AFTER you have had a few darling and I think you’ll be spot on.

Band aids and ashes? I think you guys need to keep Chris on. If I’m drinking band aids, I’m sure as heck going to give a lower score than a 6. Thank you Chris, for not being afraid to disagree with the rest of them.

Pecan pie? Chip…I’ve never even seen you eat the stuff. Really??

Jeff dear–we really need to teach you how to spit properly when pronouncing Scottish names. I promise to give you some private lessons at Con…

[Tried to send feedback through the “send feedback” link, but it just gave me this as an address: “//feedbackthescotchcast.com” and would not send.]

I just istened to my first show (your 3rd), and I’ll be a listener as long as I have something in front of me to taste.

I enjoyed looking at your “Scotch Scores Archive,” and have a suggestion: as your archive gets bigger, readers will skim through your scores looking for the “best” tasting/scoring whiskies, and it would be helpful to list the approx. USD for each scotch on the same page. That way, people that haven’t tasted two or more similar scoring scotches could have another factor by which to make purchasing decisions right in front of them.

regarding glasses- i’m a new scotch drinker (so far laphroaig is my fave), so take this as coming from a beginner who hasn’t tried any of the glasses you recommend here, but i really like the Riedel “O” series Cabernet, a stemless wineglass. lets the malt breathe, but holds in the vapors, and allows for hand-warming as well!

Hey, if the glass you have is working well for you, great! The segment was primarily aimed at informing people about glasses and that the characteristics of the glass can change what you smell and taste when drinking scotch. The same is true for wine and beer, too.

If you like Laphroaig, you can consider yourself one of the few, the proud. From seeing the reaction of some people at a couple of scotch tastings, it is not for everyone. Personally, I don’t hate it, but it isn’t what I’d call a favorite, either. It holds a unique place in the world of scotch, an acquired taste…for scotch drinkers.

The current schedule has us tasting Laphroaig for the July 2008 show, though we have changed the schedule previously, so it may happen sooner.